Following their qualification for the semi-final stages of the ongoing Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) and subsequent qualification for next year’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, Amstel Malta Ultra, the official malt drink of the Super Falcons has urged the Nigerian lasses to now focus on winning their record extending 10th African title at Morocco 2022.
Fully nourished with the Amstel Malta Ultra vitality , the coach Randy Waldrum-led side on Thursday edged the Cameroon’s Indomitable Lionesses 1-0 in Casablanca through a 56th minute header by striker, Rasheedat Ajibade in the quarter-finals to set them against hosts Morocco in Monday’s semi-finals.
The Brand Manager, Amstel Malta Ultra, Maire Abia-Bassey while praising the Super Falcons for achieving their first target of qualification for the World Cup enjoined the team to stay focused on their other goal of bringing the African trophy back home again.
She said: “The Super Falcons have shown us all that with hard work and dedication, we can achieve a lot. Amstel Malta Ultra is very proud of the girls and would keep supporting them to stay on the very top.”’
Thursday’s victory ensured that the Super Falcons remain one of only six countries on the planet that have never missed an edition of the Women’s World Cup, keeping them on track for their record-extending 10th African title.
Incidentally, all Nigeria’s three women’s football teams are now World Cup bound as the Falconets will be battling at the FIFA U-20 World Cup for the 10th time next month in Costa Rica while the Flamingoes have also qualified for the FIFA U-17 World Cup holding later this year in India.
“The ladies’ achievements make us proud as backers of the teams and we are encouraged to continue to support them,” Abia-Bassey added.
Credit: thenationonlineng.net
